Web-Based Resources for Healthcare
Personal Protective Equipment/Respiratory Protection
- Healthcare Worker’s Respiratory Protection Training
Website log-in required where you will be asked to create a username and password. - Respirator Trusted-Source Information Page
This page includes the most current list of surgical N95 respirators. - NIOSH and OSHA Respirator Training videos
- Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2015-117 - Implementing Hospital Respiratory Protection Programs: Strategies from the Field (Monograph)
- Respiratory Protection Infographics/Posters
- Workplace Solutions: Preparedness through Daily Practice: The Myths of Respiratory Protection in Healthcare
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-109 - California Toolkit: Respirator Use in Health Care Workplaces
- Guidance for the Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) I Healthcare Settings
- NIOSH Guidance on Extended Use and Reuse of N95 Respirators
- NIOSH Science Blog: N95 Respirators and Surgical Masks
- Understanding Respiratory Protection against SARS
- Sequence for Donning Personal Protective Equipment PPE and Sequence for Removing Personal Protective Equipment
- A Particle is a Particle Video
- Prevalence of Respiratory Protective Devices in U.S. Health Care Facilities
- Integration of FDA and NIOSH Processes Used to Evaluate Respiratory Protective Devices for Health Care Workers: Proceedings of a Workshop
- The Use and Effectiveness of Powered Air Purifying Respirators in Health Care
- Respirator Awareness
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-138
Hazardous Drugs
- Workplace solutions: Medical Surveillance for Healthcare Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-161 - Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers Who Work with Hazardous Drugs
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-106 - NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2016
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2016-161 - NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings 2014
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2014-138 - Hazardous Drugs-Handling in Healthcare Settings
Sharps Safety
- Blunt-Tip Surgical Suture Needles Reduce Needlestick Injuries & the Risk of Subsequent Bloodborne Pathogen Transmission to Surgical Personnel
- Sharps Safety for Healthcare Settings: Brochure, Workbook, PowerPoint slides, and Posters
- Use of Blunt-Tip Suture Needles to Decrease Percutaneous Injuries to Surgical Personnel
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-101
Occupational Hazards (Other)
- Ryan White List
- Worker Safety in Hospitals
- Understanding the Problem
- Differences in Hospital Managers’, Unit Managers’, and Health Care Workers’ Perceptions of the Safety Climate for Respiratory Protection
- Control of Smoke from Laser/Electric Surgical Procedures
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-128 - Waste Anesthetic Gases – Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-151 - Exposure to Stress: Occ. Hazards in Hospitals
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-136 - Workplace Violence Prevention for Nurses Training and Education
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2013-155 - Incorporating Active Shooter Incident Planning into Health Care Facility Emergency Operations Plans
- FAQ’s on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response
- Protect Your Family: Reduce Contamination at Home
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-125 - Immunization of Health-Care Personnel
- Safe Lifting and Movement of Nursing Home Residents
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-117 - Applications Manual for the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 1994-110 - Safe Patient Handling Webpage
- Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention for Healthcare Workers
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2011-123
